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How to talk to kids about food and bodies—without guilt, shame, or fear.
Food Positivity is a compassionate, practical guide that helps parents shift the way they talk about food and bodies—so they can raise kids with healthy relationships with food, body image, and self-trust.
If you've ever worried about saying the wrong thing or passing down the same body shame you grew up with, you're not alone. Written by two registered dietitians and moms, this book unpacks the influence of diet culture and offers tools to help you break the cycle—starting with yourself. Inside, you'll learn how to:
Understand how children learn to think about food—and why common language often reinforces cycles of negative food and body beliefs
Let go of guilt and second-guessing, while building more trust in how you feed your kids
Navigate picky eating and food obsessions without pressure, bribery, or battles
Talk about food and bodies in ways that nourish your child's physical and emotional well-being—for life
Shift from control-based feeding to a trust-centered approach that supports intuitive eating and autonomy
With tools you can use in real life—right away—Food Positivity helps you break free from the cycle of food and body shame without guilt, pressure, or perfection. This is your invitation to raise kids who feel confident in their bodies, curious about food, and free to trust themselves—all while growing your confidence as a parent.
Contents
Foreword xi
Introduction xv
Part I What We've Inherited and the Foundations for Change 1
Chapter 1 Understanding Health and the Impact of Diet Culture 3
Chapter 2 Unpacking the Roots of Diet Culture in Our Food System 15
Chapter 3 The Pursuit of Thinness: How Diet Culture Shapes Our Relationship with Our Bodies 25
Chapter 4 You're the Narrator Now: Turning Awareness into Action 37
Part II Whole-Child Development and What Kids Are Learning About Food and Bodies 43
Chapter 5 Nutrition Matters: It Starts with Positive Feeding Foundations 45
Chapter 6 The Building Blocks of Everyday Kids' Nutrition 67
Chapter 7 It Starts at Home: Your Most Powerful Tools for Raising Food and Body Confident Kids 83
Chapter 8 From Toddlers to Teens: What Kids Really Understand About Food and Bodies 93
Chapter 9 Food Talk Traps: When Food Talk Teaches More Than We Mean 111
Part III What We're Passing On: Unpacking Diet Culture in Parenting 135
Chapter 10 Family Core Values: Shifting Toward a Positive Foundation 137
Chapter 11 Parenting Matters: Guiding with Confidence and Care 155
Chapter 12 Role of the Food Leader and Establishing a Food Positive Environment 169
Chapter 13 When Feeding Is Difficult: Supporting the Child in Front of You 187
Chapter 14 Putting It All Together: The Heart of Food Positivity 207
Part IV Scripts and Strategies for Compassionate Conversations 221
Chapter 15 How to Talk to Kids About Food (Without Shame or Fear) 223
Chapter 16 How to Talk About Bodies (So Kids Learn to Trust Theirs) 243
Chapter 17 Navigating Food Exploration (Making Food Fun for All Ages + Stages) 255
Chapter 18 How to Handle Food and Body Talk from Others (and Support Your Child Too) 271
Part V Raising the Next Generation 287
Chapter 19 A Systemic Change for Transforming the Food and Body Environment 289
Chapter 20 Partnering with Schools to Redefine Food Education 305
Chapter 21 An Inclusive Whole-Child Approach to Healthcare 323
Chapter 22 Raising the Next Generation to Be SAFE 335
Acknowledgments 345
Index 347
